Stent loss in coronary arteries is a rare complication of coronary intervention. Furthermore, the entanglement of a lost stent with a second previously deployed stent leading to a very complicated scenario has not been reported previously. In this case, we are presenting the first case report of a stent loss due to the entanglement of a stent with the ostial part of the second already deployed side branch stent leading to distortions of the second stent and entrapment. This is also the first case report describing the successful and simultaneous retrieval of both the lost and entangled deployed stents percutaneously using the distal inflating balloon technique.
Keywords: Balloon retrieval; Complications, PCI; Entangled stent; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Retrieval techniques; STENT fracture/failure; Stent dislodgment; Stent lost; Stenting.
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